do you think I'll feel if you drown？" The changes are small but the difference is obvious.

　　Children learn how to guide and organize themselves from the way we guide them with our words, so it pays to be positive.

　　语篇解读：本文是一篇议论文。在对孩子做出命令和指示时，父母所用的正面或负面的表达方式会影响孩子的自信心。

　　4．Positive choice of words helps kids to ________.

　　A．do things carefully

　　B．learn in different situations

　　C．improve their imagination

　　D．build up their confidence

　　解析：选D　细节理解题。根据第一段的最后一句可知，父母用积极的表达方式更能够激发孩子们的自信心。故选D。

　　5．What can we infer from Paragraph 2?

　　A．One can't help imagining what is heard.

　　B．A child will act on what is instructed.

　　C．A child will fall off the tree when told not to.

　　D．One won't think of a blue monkey when given money.

　　解析：选A　推理判断题。根据第二段的第三句"For example, if someone offered you a million dollars not to think of a blue monkey for two minutes, you wouldn't be able to do it."及后面的两个例子可知，当被告知不要做某事时，脑海中却会情不自禁地浮现出做某事的样子，故选A。

　　6．Which of the following commands helps kids to be safe?

　　A．Fasten your seat belt.

　　B．Don't play by the lake.

　　C．How do you think I'll feel if you get hurt?

　　D．Don't you dare to walk through the red light?

　　解析：选A　推理判断题。根据全文内容可知，明确的、肯定的命令更能让孩子们正确地行事，故A项符合题意。

　　7．The main idea of the passage is that ________.

　　A．praise makes kids confident

　　B．right instructions keep kids safe

　　C．positive instructions guide kids

　　D．clear commands make kids different

解析：选C　主旨大意题。通读全文内容可知，本文主要论述了不同的命令和指示